Cranial Nerves

  1. CN 1
    Olfactory

    Sniff test, Patency, smell

    (Sensory)
  2. CN 2
    Optic

    Visual Acuity, Visual fields by confrontation, Fundoscopic exam
  3. CN3
    Oculomotor

    Pupil size, Pupillary light response and accommodation, Raise eyelid, pupillary constriction, Diagnostic Position test or cardinal fields of gaze

    Motor/ Both
  4. CN 4
    Trochlear

    Corneal light reflection, downward and inward movement of the eye, Diagnostic Position test or cardinal fields of gaze

    Motor
  5. CN 5
    Trigeminal

    • Motor- masseter/ Temporal muscle
    • Sensory- light touch forehead, cheeks, jaw
    • Corneal reflex

    Both
  6. CN 6
    Abducens

    Corneal light reflection, Lateral movement of the eye, Diagnostic Position test or cardinal fields of gaze

    Motor
  7. CN 7
    Facial

    • Motor- make faces
    • Sensory- taste anterior 2/3 tongue: sweet, salty, sour. bitter

    Both
  8. CN 8
    Acoustic

    Whisper test, Weber, Rinne, Romberg

    Sensory
  9. CN 9
    Glossopharyngeal

    • Motor- Speech and swallow
    • Sensory- Posterior tongue for taste, gag reflex

    Both
  10. CN 10
    Vagus

    • Motor- soft palate and uvula rise with yawn or "ah," talking and swallow, gag reflex
    • Sensory- general sensation carotid body, pharynx, viscera

    Both
  11. CN 11
    Spinal Accessory

    Turn head against resistance, shoulder shrug, movement of trapezius and sternomastoid muscles

    Motor
  12. CN 12
    Hypoglossal

    Tongue midline, speech clear "light, tight, dynamite"

    Motor
Author
LaurenFleming
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Card Set
Cranial Nerves
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